The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-04
FLORIDA'S METROPOLIS.
The Endeavor to Have the Commits
sioners Advertise the County.

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sioners Advertise the County.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Nov. "a meet
ing of the special committee of the Board OF
Trade appointed at yesterdays meeting to
endeavor TO get the County Commissioners
to reconsider their action was held to-day
Resolutions were passed and "a committee OF
three was appointed 10 wait upon the Presi-
dent of the Board and request that a special
III e5ng of the Board be called to meet on
Monday next to take such further
action in regard to an appropria-
ton to advertise and present the
advantages of Duval county through the
Sub Tropical Exposition as in their wisdom
may be proper. subcommittee consist
ing of j, +. Hartrdge, Mayor Burbridge
and w. ID. Barnett was appointed to present
the resolutions to Dr.. Robinson, President
Of the board. The same subcommittee was
appointed To see other members of the
board prior to the special meeting and en-
deavOr to reason them into agreeing to APP
propriate not less than $1,000 for the pur-
poses intended.
County Solicitor A. W. Owens, of the
Criminal Court, received last night tele-
gram from Comptroller Barnes, ordering
him to proceed with the collection of the
"occupational' tax, as 1t is called. Further,
the Comptroller added, all costs must be
paid by the defendants in tie
suits brought As there are some POO
writs of capias for arrests issued,
the fines and costs will amount to something.
The costs III each action amount to $500.
The last Legislature is soundly abused for
this tax law, and the business men gener-
ally all object most strenuously to it's en-
forcement. But there seems no redress at
present. and they must call at the captains
Office and settle
A very comical episode occurred at Judge
Bakers court this morning The jury in a
civil case could not agree when the court
adjourned yesterday, and were locked up,
tue Judge directing that if they reached a
decision to make a sealed verdict anu leave II
with the clerk and then they could go nome.
Late at night they left a sealed envelope
with the clerk of the court and went home
This morning when Judge Baker called for
the verdict the envelope was opened and
the following was read:
JAx DrvALL COUNTY
FLORIDA Nov ,.
We the Jury in the Case of Jones h. Robinson
VS.. Nicholas Won Ghlon
Cannot Agree
C. S. GAY
Forem an.
for plaintiff
! for defendant. y
The Judge could hardly restrain n smile
at the remarkable document, but assuming
u JuulClal SUeTnneSS, ne turned 10 Ine aDaSneU
jurors and told them that was 10 verdict at
all, and that he would fine them So each for
dispensing and leaving for their homes with
out the courts order The fine, to say moth
ing of the lecture, wilted them completely.
j. E, Seguin, a druggist of La Villa,
was believed to be dying this forenoon.
His condition is the result of a complication
Of diseases. His wife died very suddenly III
September while under treatment 1t is
said her death made very serious impress
sion on her husband, and that he sank
under the blow.
On Monday, Nov z. 1887, at 10 o'clock a.
M, all unclaimed freight at the jackson
vile, Tampa and Key West railway depot
will be sold at auction without reserve.
Postmaster Clark is back at his post of
duty again, having returned from the
mountains of Georgia. Mr.. Clark's family
returned with him.
j. r. Campbell, of the palatial st. James
Hotel of this city, arrived here to-day, ac-
companied by his family.
Robert Fl. Coleman, of Cornwall Pa,
President of the jacksonville. Tampa and
Key West railway, arrived in this city to-
day in his private car. His family come
with him and will occupy the Coleman
residence, corner of Market and Duval
streets, which has been put in thorough
order.